style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to rule; to govern; to administer
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
information; news; report; reward; retribution
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
to speak; to say; to vocalize
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exploitation; overuse; abuse
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
area under direct control (of the shogun)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it